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Crossoloricaria cephalaspis Isbrücker, 1979

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Steven Grant (3) Mark Henry Sabaj (2)

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Description: This genus is similar looking to the Pseudohemiodon genera but the latter has bony plates on the underneath wheras Crossiloricaria is nearly naked apart from a line of small platelets along the medial ventral line. Aquarium Care: Provide hiding places and a sandy substrate where this species likes to bury itself. Diet: Insect larvae. Etymology: The specific name cephalaspis: Named after Cephalaspis agassiz 1835, a fossil ostracaderm, with which it “bears a striking resemblance” (translation).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Magdalena River basin, Colombia. Type locality: Colombie, Río Magdalena.

Size:

11.0cm. (4½ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

There are no studies on the species' bio-ecology or its population dynamics. There are also information gaps on the true range of distribution in Colombia. However, this species has a wide distribution in the lowlands throughout the Magdalena, Cauca, and Atrato river basins. Therefore, Crossoloricaria cephalaspis is assessed as Least Concern (LC), (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Crossoloricaria cephalaspis

Crossoloricaria cephalaspis
Dorsal view

Crossoloricaria cephalaspis
Head view

Crossoloricaria cephalaspis

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